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Inside: Taylor Swift's damage control; renewed Hollywood anxiety over censorship and AI; ranking Paul Thomas Anderson's films.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT October 05, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment YouTube, Disney and Meta have all settled. Inside President Trump's $90-million payday YouTube, Disney, Meta and other companies have paid more than $90 million to settled lawsuits filed by President Trump. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' is an immaculate act of damage control The pop superstar follows up last year's messy "The Tortured Poets Department" with a tidy collaboration with Max Martin and Shellback. Read More Fake actor deepens anxiety over AI in Hollywood The Dutch creator of an AI-generated actor named Tilly Norwood created a backlash in Hollywood when she said she would soon be signed by a talent agency. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Furor over Jimmy Kimmel exposes challenges for Bob Iger's Disney successor The Jimmy Kimmel suspension underscores the enormous challenges facing the next leader of Walt Disney Co. as the company searches for a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Read More Hollywood writers were already struggling. Now they fear censorship For many, Kimmel's rebound appears to be a win for free speech and a testament to the power of boycotts against powerful corporate interests. However, for Hollywood writers, the fight over comedy may have just begun. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now This 'Love Is Blind' star had Season 9's most cringey breakup. But he's OK Patrick Suzuki, a participant on Netflix's hit reality dating series, spoke about his connection with Anna Yuan and Kacie McIntosh, and his breakup with the latter. Read More What perfection means to Lorde As she takes her latest album on the road, the New Zealand-born pop star discusses her desire to be 'radically transparent.' Read More All the movies of Paul Thomas Anderson, ranked from worst to best The director's latest, "One Battle After Another," is now in theaters, but the career of the Valley's No. 1 filmmaker stretches over three decades. What's his best? Read More The 10 best movies to see in L.A. this month Gorgeous prints and special guests await at October's best screenings in Los Angeles, including "One Battle After Another" in Vistavision and Q&As with Megan Fox, Anna Biller and the legendary Dario Argento. Read More Amanda Shires' 'Nobody's Girl' is one of the year's most honest explorations of heartbreak "Nobody's Girl" is the album as personal quest — for healing, for understanding and for being heard. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com